IAS Log Missing

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shawnpn

My IAS server is set to create its log files in C:\WINDOWS\system32\LogFiles
(the default location) and they are simply not there. Accounting,
authentication, and status are checked to be logged, service has been
started, etc. I am inplementing 802.1x security on my new Trapeze wireless
network...needless to say, the lack of logs makes troubleshooting a problem.
:)

Thanks in advance for your help.
Shawn
 
Hi Shawnpn,

The IAS logging is pretty simple, if you have a valid log location set and
checkboxes checked, as you said you do, that is it. If your clients are not
able to succesfully use IAS i would bet that its not even being contacted
and so is unaware that anything should be logged. I would look closer at
the path from the clients to the IAS server to make sure that it is
continuous.

Do your clients get any error message when they try and conect?

Try checking this...
"Users with 802.1x authenticated switch client connections with EAP or PEAP
are not prompted to input credentials and cannot log on.
Cause: The icon for the network connection must be displayed in the
notification area on the client.
Solution: Configure the network connection properties on the client so that
the network connection icon is displayed in the notification area when
connected.
See also: Show a network connection icon in the notification area
Cause: The switch is not configured to initiate authentication with an
EAP-Request-Identity packet when it detects that a client is active on the
port.
Solution: Configure the switch to initiate authentication."
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windo...cc01-4e00-a92e-336923302a501033.mspx?mfr=true

Coraleigh Miller


"shawnpn" <shawnpn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:CE30B4D6-64FD-4480-A671-FE8EACF4882E@microsoft.com...
> My IAS server is set to create its log files in
> C:\WINDOWS\system32\LogFiles
> (the default location) and they are simply not there. Accounting,
> authentication, and status are checked to be logged, service has been
> started, etc. I am inplementing 802.1x security on my new Trapeze
> wireless
> network...needless to say, the lack of logs makes troubleshooting a
> problem.
> :)
>
> Thanks in advance for your help.
> Shawn
>
>
 
Coraleigh,

Thank you for your response.
My problem appears to be a combination of two items; Client requests not
making it to IAS and a misunderstanding in regards to the logging. I thought
that when checking "Accounting requests (for example, accounting start or
stop)" it would log a message when IAS started or stopped. I though it would
do this in addition to logging of an event in the event log (which was
logged).

Thanks again,
Shawn

"Coraleigh Miller" wrote:

> Hi Shawnpn,
>
> The IAS logging is pretty simple, if you have a valid log location set and
> checkboxes checked, as you said you do, that is it. If your clients are not
> able to succesfully use IAS i would bet that its not even being contacted
> and so is unaware that anything should be logged. I would look closer at
> the path from the clients to the IAS server to make sure that it is
> continuous.
>
> Do your clients get any error message when they try and conect?
>
> Try checking this...
> "Users with 802.1x authenticated switch client connections with EAP or PEAP
> are not prompted to input credentials and cannot log on.
> Cause: The icon for the network connection must be displayed in the
> notification area on the client.
> Solution: Configure the network connection properties on the client so that
> the network connection icon is displayed in the notification area when
> connected.
> See also: Show a network connection icon in the notification area
> Cause: The switch is not configured to initiate authentication with an
> EAP-Request-Identity packet when it detects that a client is active on the
> port.
> Solution: Configure the switch to initiate authentication."
> http://technet2.microsoft.com/windo...cc01-4e00-a92e-336923302a501033.mspx?mfr=true
>
> Coraleigh Miller
>
>
> "shawnpn" <shawnpn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:CE30B4D6-64FD-4480-A671-FE8EACF4882E@microsoft.com...
> > My IAS server is set to create its log files in
> > C:\WINDOWS\system32\LogFiles
> > (the default location) and they are simply not there. Accounting,
> > authentication, and status are checked to be logged, service has been
> > started, etc. I am inplementing 802.1x security on my new Trapeze
> > wireless
> > network...needless to say, the lack of logs makes troubleshooting a
> > problem.
> > :)
> >
> > Thanks in advance for your help.
> > Shawn
> >
> >
>
>
>
 
Hi Shawn,

Check out this article (if you havent already seen it), its a great IAS
w/Wireless setup checklist with a lot of good info...
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windo...de9e-4ad7-a6da-e37b6bbef4981033.mspx?mfr=true

Also this article has some IAS issue solutions you might want to look
over...
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windo...de9e-4ad7-a6da-e37b6bbef4981033.mspx?mfr=true

Hope this helps. :-)
Coraleigh Miller


"shawnpn" <shawnpn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B014C5AC-8039-4889-833E-64C5BEF0878F@microsoft.com...
> Coraleigh,
>
> Thank you for your response.
> My problem appears to be a combination of two items; Client requests not
> making it to IAS and a misunderstanding in regards to the logging. I
> thought
> that when checking "Accounting requests (for example, accounting start or
> stop)" it would log a message when IAS started or stopped. I though it
> would
> do this in addition to logging of an event in the event log (which was
> logged).
>
> Thanks again,
> Shawn
>
> "Coraleigh Miller" wrote:
>
>> Hi Shawnpn,
>>
>> The IAS logging is pretty simple, if you have a valid log location set
>> and
>> checkboxes checked, as you said you do, that is it. If your clients are
>> not
>> able to succesfully use IAS i would bet that its not even being contacted
>> and so is unaware that anything should be logged. I would look closer at
>> the path from the clients to the IAS server to make sure that it is
>> continuous.
>>
>> Do your clients get any error message when they try and conect?
>>
>> Try checking this...
>> "Users with 802.1x authenticated switch client connections with EAP or
>> PEAP
>> are not prompted to input credentials and cannot log on.
>> Cause: The icon for the network connection must be displayed in the
>> notification area on the client.
>> Solution: Configure the network connection properties on the client so
>> that
>> the network connection icon is displayed in the notification area when
>> connected.
>> See also: Show a network connection icon in the notification area
>> Cause: The switch is not configured to initiate authentication with an
>> EAP-Request-Identity packet when it detects that a client is active on
>> the
>> port.
>> Solution: Configure the switch to initiate authentication."
>> http://technet2.microsoft.com/windo...cc01-4e00-a92e-336923302a501033.mspx?mfr=true
>>
>> Coraleigh Miller
>>
>>
>> "shawnpn" <shawnpn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:CE30B4D6-64FD-4480-A671-FE8EACF4882E@microsoft.com...
>> > My IAS server is set to create its log files in
>> > C:\WINDOWS\system32\LogFiles
>> > (the default location) and they are simply not there. Accounting,
>> > authentication, and status are checked to be logged, service has been
>> > started, etc. I am inplementing 802.1x security on my new Trapeze
>> > wireless
>> > network...needless to say, the lack of logs makes troubleshooting a
>> > problem.
>> > :)
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance for your help.
>> > Shawn
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>>
 
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